WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS INC
USDOT 334451 · Doing business as WM
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (513 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate7.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)35 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations3 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 334451 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS INC |
| DBA Name | WM |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8037443357 |
| Address | 2712 LOWELL RD, Gastonia, NC, 28054 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 19930603) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 677 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 7.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 35 total (1 fatal, 13 with injuries, 34 towaway) |
- 2026-07-02 — NC — towaway
- 2026-06-05 — NC — towaway
- 2026-06-05 — NC — towaway
- 2026-05-08 — NC — towaway
- 2026-03-19 — NC — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 25 (35), 14 (31), 47 (19).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
3 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
USDOT 334449 · USDOT 913435 · USDOT 1244109
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 513 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 436 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 11,540,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 04-MAY-26 |
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CAROLINAS INC operates 513 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in NC.
Nearby
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- STATE LINE SCRAP METAL INC — USDOT 515383, 30 power units
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